7. Society’s role in shaping in silico medicine
This episode features Zita van Horenbeeck, social scientist at the VPH Institute and PhD student at KU Leuven, discussing social implications and trust in in silico medicine.
In this episode, we will discuss about social implications and trust in in silico medicine with our guest Zita van Horenbeeck, social scientist at VPH and PhD student at the Life Sciences and Society Lab of KU Leuven.
Don’t miss out on the related episode of our animated series, Code & Cure: Understanding in silico medicine.
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